If you¿re ready to get serious about editing video, you¿ll want Final Cut Pro, and this self-paced, Apple-authorized guide is the best place to start learning it. In Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 4, master teacher Diana Weynand delivers a comprehensive course on Apple¿s high-end video editing software.

Get started with Final Cut Pro X, Apple's flagship video editing software. This fast-paced, self-contained course focuses on getting users comfortable with each aspect of the editing process—from preparation and organization, to editing and refining a cut, to audio and effects, to exporting the final project.

Migrating from Final Cut Pro 7 to Final Cut Pro X gives video editors a comprehensive tour of the new tools and interface makeover for Apple's premiere video editing software. It showcases the differences from Final Cut Pro 7 and paves the way for a painless upgrade experience. Author Jeff Greenberg covers the new interface and workflows in Final Cut Pro X, the magnetic timeline, connected clips, and the deep integration of color correction and sound editing.

Most professionals agree that one way to become more efficient with an editing program is to learn and use keyboard shortcuts. Final Cut Pro X is no exception to this rule. It has a wide range of keyboard shortcuts that can speed up many tasks and workflows, and options for tailoring keyboard shortcuts to the way you work. This course will focus on the most essential keyboard shortcuts for working with metadata, navigating in the timeline, and editing footage, as well as methods for customizing shortcuts with Final Cut's Command Editor.

Organization has always been a key to successful post-production. As video technology evolves, there may be more choices and challenges, but the fundamental organization techniques remain relevant. In Final Cut Pro X Guru: Organizing Assets, professional editor Nick Harauz looks at all of the ways Final Cut helps you organize assets for editing.